Ubiquiti UniFi Video
The uvc
camera integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more.
[Learn more] allows you to integrate UniFi Video Camera (UVC) into Home Assistant.
The platform connects to the UniFi NVR software and automatically discovers/adds any camera connected to the NVR.
Setup
It is recommended that you create a new user for this integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] in the NVR software and only give the user the permissions it need to operate.
- The API key is found in
User
->My account
->API Access
in the NVR software. - The camera password is found in
Settings
->Camera Settings
->Camera Password
in the NVR software.
Configuration
To use the integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more.
[Learn more] in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
camera:
- platform: uvc
nvr: IP_ADDRESS
key: API_KEY